A Few Clouds and 70 F at Pittsburgh - Allegheny County Airport, PA
Winds are West at 3.5 MPH (3 KT). The pressure is 1018.3 mb and the humidity is 76%. Last Updated on Aug 13 2018, 12:53 am EDT. More...

The Berlin Wall Goes Up (1961)After World War II, the Soviet Union occupied East Berlin while control of West Berlin was split between the US, the UK, and France. From 1949 to 1961, more than 2 million East Germans fled to West Germany to escape Communist rule before the wall was built to stop the tide of defectors. First constructed of barbed wire and erected at night, the barrier was eventually replaced by a concrete structure studded with watchtowers manned by East German soldiers. What was the "Death Strip"? DiscussMore...